June 29, 2021
by Patricia Tomasi
A new study published in PNAS looked at attention bias modification in drug addiction and enhancing control of subsequent habits. “In substance use disorder, cues and contexts that remind an individual of the experience of substance use start to habitually grab attention and elicit a physiological response (arousal) that is thought to result in craving and culminate in compulsive substance use,” study author Muhammad A. Parvaz told us.
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March 21, 2019
by Elizabeth Pratt
The United States lost more than 181 million healthy life years to mental health disorders, and more than 80 million healthy life years to substance use disorders in the period between 1990 and 2017. Researchers say the data suggests a new approach to these public health challenges is needed.
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Bobbi Kristina Brown has been getting attention in the news because she is in a coma. On January 31, 2015, the world became aware Bobbi Kristina Brown, daughter of singer Bobby Brown and the late R &B dvia, Whitney Houston, was rushed to the hospital because she was found in the bathtub face down. On Tuesday, February 3, 2015 she was moved to another hospital and placed in a medical induce coma or medical coma (Botelho & Newsome, 2015). There are many questions about Bobbi’s quality of life upon awaking from her coma.
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